What I’m watching/reading/listening to: Arrival. Beautifully shot movie, languid pace. Otherworldly soundtrack
Recently affected by: The Tail End. Some people might think it’s morbid to think about your eventual death, but for me, it’s a constant meditation on life and the importance of…well, figuring out what’s important in my life. As Steve Jobs said, “…death is very likely the single best invention of life. It’s life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.”
Weekly bits: “People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind of others,” -Blaise Pascal
So writes Adam Gopnik on Darwin’s Brilliant Strategy for Preempting Criticism and the True Mark of Genius. One of the brilliant things about Darwin is not just his groundbreaking work on evolution, but the way he presented his ideas.
Quote o’ the week: Among people, a great majority don’t feel comfortable at all with the unknown ― that is anything foreign that threatens their protected daily mould ― so for the sake of their security, they construct chosen patterns to justify. -Bruce Lee
Song o’ the week: This week, a twofer from the Arrival soundtrack. Put on your headphones and just let your mind flow.
